Namco Taiko Blog (May 21-23, 2024) - An Allergy-Free Nijiiro Blog Update

Check out your local (Japanese) game centers on May 29th, in order to find out a new Nijiiro Version update and the stuff it brings in... or read all about it with us right now, right after this post's jump! We may or may not something extra to share with all of you...

-) Nijiiro ver. New Tracks

	Title
2024/05/29 (Japan only)
	Daisuki ni Nareba Iin Janai? SutoPuri 大好きになればいいんじゃない？／すとぷり	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Show Time        Knight A – 騎士A –	★?	★?	★?	★?
	AMPTAKxCOLORS        AMPTAKxCOLORS	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Bakujou Sentai Boonboomger 爆上戦隊ブンブンジャー	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Happy Synthesizer EasyPop feat. Luka Megurine, GUMI ハッピーシンセサイザ／EasyPop feat. 巡音ルカ・GUMI	★2	★3	★5	★7

Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Arcade-debuting past Vocaloid hits and the yearly Super Sentai playable opening theme aside, the main actor of the update is one collaborating party we've not heard of in Taiko grounds for a while... three whole years, in fact! The online-thriving, all-male Strawberry Prince unit is coming back with three brand new song ports, grouped in their own time-limited folder alongside their former Taiko-ported tunes.

In truth, the reveal has happened online an hour prior to this Taiko Team blon entry's posting- and on the 6-elements male unit's turf, too! On their live reveal video, you can also listen to all three songs in advance, for donders' convenience everywhere.

-) Taiko World Championship 2024 Merchandise Now On Sale!

Just as the title says, if you happen to be nearby one of the eligible Taiko stores listed below, you'll be able to nab a piece of tournament merch (until supplies last) that was shown off on last February's livestream! Despite the following places having such wares being available since 2 days ago, there's still plenty for the onlookers around there!

• Tokyu Department Store Sapporo Amuse Park store
• Namco Ikebukuro store
• Namco Akihabara store
• Namco Umeda store
• Namco Hakata Bus Terminal store
  

-) May 2024 Taiko no Tatsujin Livestream - Broad Schedule and Livestream Link

Speaking of Taiko-flavored live broadcasts, remember we're got a brand new one on this coming Sunday! The main topics being covered are the upcoming Ranking Dojo main courses renewal for Nijiiro's 4th operational year, as well as the Taiko World Championship 2024 tournament road to the heated Finals. Some juicy gossips on unheard-of songs might transpire, so keep a tab on it!

You can watch this livestream at 6pm (GMT+9), with this here link.

-) The Great Overseas Nijiiro Song Catchup of Spring '24

With the aforementioned May 29th update, a hefty lot of licensed tunes will grace non-Japanese Nijiiro arcades across the globe, letting even more people enjoy some of the Nippon-exclusive tunes! A disclaimer is put on the blog entry, however, about update/song availability pending on the arcade operators performing the upgrade to the latest version, as well as Mainland China not getting any of these songs at the current state, scheduled a little further down the line.

/ Back to Life
Chu, Tayousei.
Licht
Neon Sign
Show
Kyu-kurarin
Kizuna no Kiseki
Daizerokan
Yuusha
Ao no Sumika
Cotton Candy Ei-Ei-Oh!
Hitorigotsu～Live Ver.～
CHEMY×STORY

Nameless Story

Halo

Matsuken Samba II
Kyoufuu All Back (feat. Ka'ai Yuki)
Rabbit Hole

-) Nijiiro (Y4) Ranking Dojo Main Course - Release Date and Partial Reveal

At last, we also got a release date for the latest iteration of the Ranking Dojo's Main Course apparel! All courses up to 10-Dan will be launching on June 1st, simultaneously for Japan and non-Chinese overeas Nijiiro arcades. This time around, not only deatils of some song titles per-se are left a mystery, but even their color-defined genre... and whether we're talking about a regular Oni or not!

Link to original post

Addendum (2024/05/24): Hey all, we missed posting about the Taiko no Tatsujin official blog dated 2024/05/21 here on the day. We'll just put the content here together.

	Title
2024/06/22 (all locales)
	Gunjou 群青／YOASOBI 　　Also in: NS1 (DLC), NS2 (MP), RC	★2	★4	★6	★8
	Ghost Rule DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku ゴーストルール／DECO*27 feat. 初音ミク 　　Also in: PS4, NS2 (MP)	★4	★5	★7	★8	★9

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)

Time	Milestone
2024/06/05 00:00	Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2024/06/22 02:00	Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2024/06/22 07:00	Farewell Tracks no longer playable  Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected

Link to original post